London February 2026

Conference History

Highlighted Speakers

Prof. Dr. Ali Matay

Title:
Moments Apart: Bridging Immersive Film and Neuroscience to Foster Compassion in Caretakers of Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease

Affiliation :
American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Prof. Dr. Elsayed Darwish

Title:
The Augmented Journalist: Assessing AI Adoption and Institutional Readiness in the i. UAE Media Industry via Journalistic Insights

Affiliation :
Zayed University, United Arab Emirates

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Smilena Smilkova

Title:
Music in Bulgarian Children's Films in The 1970s

Affiliation :
Burgas State University Prof. Dr. Asen Zlatarov, Bulgaria

Dr. Milan Mašát

Title:
Artificial Intelligence as Communicator in Children’s and YA Literature: Trust, Dialogue, and Distributed Digital Agency

Affiliation :
Palacky University Olomouc, Faculty of Education, Czech Republic

Dr. Nana Sifa Twum

Title:
Strategic Communications in Addressing Illegal Mining in Africa: Media, Governance, and Public Engagement in Ghana

Affiliation :
Consultant, Ghana

Dr. Sara Anwar

Title:
Automation in Contemporary Newsrooms: AI Writing Tools, Verification Systems, and Their Influence on Editorial Decision-Making

Affiliation :
Minhaj University Lahore, Pakistan

Msc. David Alejandro Esqueda Villegas

Title:
The Characterization of Trauma Response in Tv: The Case of Harrison in The Dexter Franchise

Affiliation :
University of Sonora, Mexico

Msc. Samela Lima

Title:
Metrics of Meaning: Rethinking Audience Engagement in the Age of Algorithmic Authority

Affiliation :
Adventisty University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Mr. Mohammed Mamdouh

Title:
Moments Apart: Bridging Immersive Film and Neuroscience to Foster Compassion in Caretakers of Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease

Affiliation :
American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Nathan Rouse

Title:
‘Men of Constant Sorrow’: Exploring the Coen Brothers’ America Through A Serious Man and O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Affiliation :
Northeastern Illinois University, United States

Mrs. Chen Hanying

Title:
Sisterhood and Affective Economies in China’s Underground Idol Culture: Female Fans, Intimacy, and Emotional Commodities

Affiliation :
‌Beihang University‌, China

Mrs. Comfort Umoren-Olorunnisomo

Title:
#EndSARS Protest and the Contestation of Misleading Information

Affiliation :
Rutgers University, United States

Mrs. E. J. Alawode

Title:
Women, WhatsApp, and Work: Digital Literacy in Southwestern Nigeria’s Informal Economy

Affiliation :
University of Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

Mrs. Gabriela Guiu

Title:
Feeling in Control? Digital Dependency and Authenticity among Romanian Gen Z

Affiliation :
Faculty of Communication and Public Relations / National School of Political and Administrative Studies SNSPA, Bucharest, Romania

Mrs. Karima Kartite

Title:
Feeling in Control? Digital Dependency and Authenticity among Romanian Gen Z

Affiliation :
Faculty of Communication and Public Relations / National School of Political and Administrative Studies SNSPA, Bucharest, Romania

Ms. Alicia García-Oliva

Title:
Social Media Use of Health in Videos Prior to And Post Covid-19: Decoding Anti-Vaccine Communication to Prevent Childhood Vaccine Hesitancy in Spain

Affiliation :
Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Spain

Ms. Jiuzhen Deng

Title:
Inside the Algorithmic Kaiwai: Negotiating Anime Subcultural Filter Bubbles

Affiliation :
The New School, United States

Ms. Molly Lode

Title:
Cultivation Theory and Ethical Dilemmas in Science Fiction Television

Affiliation :
Eastern New Mexico University, United States

Ms. Yayoi Kitamura

Title:
Screened Justice Framed by Pop Culture: An Examination of Japanese Anime Line Art and the Amplification of Justice/Injustice in Online Courts and Mock Trials

Affiliation :
Kyoritsu Women’s Univewrsity, Japan

Ms. Yilin Liu

Title:
Who Do We Trust? AI, Algorithms, and Emotions in Shaping News Credibility on Social Media

Affiliation :
University of New South Wales, China

Ms. Zhuo Ran Bi

Title:
Breaking Up with Idols On Social Media: Para-Loveshock Experienced by Fans in The Idol's Love Collapse Incident

Affiliation :
North China University of Technology, China